List of the internationals of the Nigerian national football team

This list contains all the official FIFA-recognized and RSSSF- listed matches of the Nigerian national soccer team . The Nigerian Football Association, Nigeria Football Federation , was founded in 1945 and joined FIFA in 1960.

Legend

• Date = match date according to FIFA (if listed by FIFA) or according to RSSSF (if not listed by FIFA)
• H = home game
• A = away game
• * = Play on a neutral place
• AM = African Championship
• OS = Olympic Games
• WM = World Championship
• Red background color = defeat of the Nigerian national soccer team or negative balance
• Green background color = victory of the Nigerian national soccer team or positive balance
• yellow background color = tie or even balance

List of international matches

1955 to 1959

No. (RSSSF)	No. (FIFA)	date	result	opponent	venue		occasion	Remarks
1		05/28/1955	0: 1	Gold coast	Accra ( GHA )	A.		First game against the Gold Coast (later Ghana)
2		06/01/1955	0: 7	Gold coast	Accra ( GHA )	A.
3		xx.10.56	1: 1	Togo	Lagos	H		First game against Togo
4th		10/27/1956	3-0	Gold coast	Lagos	H
5		October 27, 1957	3: 3	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
6th		10/10/1959	3: 1	Ghana	Lagos	H	OS qualification
7th		10/25/1959	1: 4	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.	OS qualification
8th		12/13/1959	2: 6	United Arab Republic	Lagos	H	OS qualification	First game against Egypt

1960 to 1969

No. (RSSSF)	No. (FIFA)	date	result	opponent	venue		occasion	Remarks
9		06/01/1960	0: 3	United Arab Republic	Cairo ( EGY )	A.	OS qualification
10		04/26/1960	0-0	Cameroon	Lomé ( TGO )	*		First game against Cameroon
11		06/01/1960	2: 3	Mali Federation	Bamako ( MLI )	A.		First game against Mali
12	1	08/28/1960	1: 4	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.	World Cup qualification
13	2	09/10/1960	2: 2	Ghana	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
14th		10/02/1960	4: 1	Portuguese Guinea	Lagos	H		First game against Portuguese Guinea (later Guinea-Bissau)
15th	3	10/09/1960	0: 3	Ghana	Lagos	H
16	4th	04/08/1961	0-0	Ghana	Lagos	H	AM qualification
	5	04/30/1961	2: 2	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.	AM qualification, Nigeria continue by drawing lots.
17th		06/01/1961	0: 3	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
18th	6th	11/28/1961	2: 1	Tunisia	Lagos	H	AM qualification	First game against Tunisia
19th	7th	December 10, 1961	2: 2	Tunisia	Tunis ( TUN )	A.	AM qualification, Nigeria left the field in the 65th minute, the game was scored 2-0 for Tunisia.
20th	8th	December 17, 1961	1: 5	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
21st	9	11/10/1962	0-0	Ghana	Lagos	H
22nd	10	December 8, 1962	3: 1	Cameroon	Lagos	H	Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup - West African Soccer Federation championship qualification	Cameroon's first international match recognized by FIFA
	11	01/01/1963	2: 1	Cameroon	Yaoundé ( CMR )	A.	Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup - West African Soccer Federation championship qualification
	12	01/27/1963	1: 1	Dahomey	Cotonou ( DAH )	A.		First game against Dahomey (later Benin)
23	13	02/17/1963	4: 1	Dahomey	Lagos	H
	14th	02/23/1963	0: 5	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
	15th	02/27/1963	4-0	Senegal	Accra ( GHA )	*		First game against Senegal
	16	04/11/1963	1-0	Niger	Dakar ( SEN )	*		First game against Niger
	17th	04/13/1963	1: 5	Senegal	Dakar ( SEN )	A.
	18th	07/27/1963	2: 2	Guinea	Lagos	H	AM qualification	First game against Guinea
	19th	06.10.1963	0: 1	Guinea	Conakry ( GIN )	A.	AM qualification
24		11/16/1963	3-0	Morocco	Lagos	H	OS qualification	First game against Morocco
25th	20th	11/24/1963	3: 6	United Arab Republic	Kumasi ( GHA )	*	AM preliminary round
26th	21st	11/28/1963	0: 4	Sudan	Kumasi ( GHA )	*	AM preliminary round	First game against Sudan
27		03/08/1964	1: 4	Morocco	Casablanca ( MAR )	A.	OS qualification
28		March 24, 1964	1: 2	Morocco	Cairo ( EGY )	*	OS qualification playoff
29	22nd	December 27, 1964	1: 2	Togo	Lagos	H		First game against Togo
	23	December 29, 1964	6: 1	Togo	Lagos	H
30th	24	01/01/1965	4-0	Niger	Lagos	H
	25th	01/02/1965	1: 1	Dahomey	Lagos	H
31		08/28/1965	2: 2	Gabon	Libreville ( GAB )	A.		First game against Gabon
32		08/29/1965	4: 1	Gabon	Libreville ( GAB )	A.
	26th	10/30/1965	0: 4	Ghana	Lagos	H
	27	11/07/1965	0: 3	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
33		02/27/1966	2: 1	Dahomey	Porto-Novo ( DAH )	A.
34		03/06/1966	2: 2	Togo	Lomé ( TGO )	A.
35		04/09/1966	1: 1	Togo	Lagos	H
36		05/15/1966	2: 1	Dahomey	Porto-Novo ( DAH )	A.
37		05/11/1966	3: 2	Democratic Republic of Congo	Lagos	H		First game against Congo-Kinshasa (later Democratic Republic of the Congo)
38		11/25/1966	0: 1	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kinshasa ( COD )	A.
39	28	01/28/1967	2: 2	Ghana	Lagos	H
40	29	02/12/1967	0: 2	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
42	30th	03/12/1967	0-0	Ivory Coast	Lagos	H	AM qualification	First game against Ivory Coast
43	31	04/02/1967	0: 1	Togo	Lomé ( TGO )	A.	AM qualification
44	32	04/15/1967	4: 2	Togo	Lagos	H	AM qualification
41	33	05/07/1967	0: 2	Ivory Coast	Abidjan ( CIV )	A.	AM qualification
45	34	09/28/1967	1: 1	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
46	35	10/14/1967	1: 1	Sierra Leone	Freetown ( SLE )	A.		First game against Sierra Leone
47	36	10/21/1967	1: 2	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
48		05/11/1967	1-0	Sudan	Lagos	H
49		11/19/1967	1: 2	Sudan	Khartoum ( SDN )	A.
	37	December 17, 1967	2: 3	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
50	38	December 23, 1967	2: 2	Ghana	Lagos	H
51	39	01/27/1968	4: 1	Sierra Leone	Lagos	H
52	40	December 07, 1968	1: 1	Cameroon	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
53	41	December 22, 1968	3: 2	Cameroon	Douala ( CMR )	A.	World Cup qualification
54	42	05/10/1969	2: 1	Ghana	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
55	43	05/18/1969	1: 1	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.	World Cup qualification
56	44	09/13/1969	2: 2	Sudan	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
57	45	09/21/1969	1: 2	Morocco	Casablanca ( MAR )	A.	World Cup qualification
58	46	10/03/1969	3: 3	Sudan	Khartoum ( SDN )	A.	World Cup qualification
59	47	11/08/1969	2-0	Morocco	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
60		December 14, 1969	0: 5	Democratic Republic of Congo	Kinshasa ( COD )	A.

1970 to 1979

No. (RSSSF)	No. (FIFA)	date	result	opponent	venue		occasion	Remarks
61	48	11/08/1970	0-0	People's Republic of the Congo	Ibadan	H	AM qualification	First game against Congo-Brazzaville (later Republic of the Congo)
62	49	11/22/1970	1: 2	People's Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville ( CGO )	A.	AM qualification
63		December 27, 1970	0: 2	Federal Republic of Germany (amateurs)	Munich ( DEU )	A.		First game against a German team
64	50	02/13/1971	1-0	Sierra Leone	Lagos	H
65	51	11/27/1971	4-0	Upper Volta	Lagos	H
66	52	December 01, 1971	0: 3	Guinea	Conakry ( GIN )	A.		First game against Guinea
67	53	December 4th, 1971	0-0	Sierra Leone	Freetown ( SLE )	A.
68	54	01/30/1972	1: 1	Guinea	Freetown ( SLE )	*
69	55	02/20/1972	3-0	Morocco	Lagos	H
70	56	08/05/1972	2: 1	People's Republic of the Congo	Ibadan	H	World Cup qualification
71	57	08/15/1972	1: 1	People's Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville ( CGO )	A.	World Cup qualification
72	58	01/08/1973	4: 2	Ghana	Lagos	H	1973 African Games preliminary round
73	59	01/10/1973	2: 2	Algeria	Lagos	H	1973 African Games preliminary round	First game against Algeria
74	60	01/12/1973	2: 1	Tanzania	Lagos	H	1973 African Games preliminary round	First game against Tanzania
75	61	01/14/1973	4: 2	Egypt	Lagos	H	1973 African Games semi-finals
76	62	January 18, 1973	2-0	Guinea	Lagos	H	1973 African Games final
77	63	02/10/1973	0: 2	Ghana	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
78	64	02/25/1973	0-0	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.	World Cup qualification
79	65	04/13/1973	1: 1	Sudan	Khartoum ( SDN )	A.	AM qualification
80	66	04/27/1973	2: 1	Sudan	Lagos	H	AM qualification
81	67	10/28/1973	1: 5	Zambia	Lusaka ( ZMB )	A.	AM qualification	First game against Zambia
82	68	11/11/1973	3: 2	Zambia	Lagos	H	AM qualification
83	69	10/26/1975	1-0	People's Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville ( CGO )	A.	AM qualification
84	70	11/9/1975	2: 1	People's Republic of the Congo		H	AM qualification
85	71	03/01/1976	4: 1	Zaire	Dire Dawa ( ETH )	*	AM preliminary round
86	72	03/04/1976	1-0	Sudan	Dire Dawa ( ETH )	*	AM preliminary round
87	73	03/06/1976	1: 3	Morocco	Dire Dawa ( ETH )	*	AM preliminary round
88	74	03/09/1976	1: 1	Guinea	Addis Ababa ( ETH )	*	AM finals
89	75	03/11/1976	1: 2	Morocco	Addis Ababa ( ETH )	*	AM finals
90	76	03/14/1976	3: 2	Egypt	Addis Ababa ( ETH )	*	AM finals
91	77	10/16/1976	0-0	Sierra Leone	Freetown ( SLE )	A.	World Cup qualification
92	78	10/30/1976	6: 2	Sierra Leone	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
93	81	02/17/1977	1: 1	Sierra Leone	Freetown ( SLE )	A.	AM qualification
94	82	03/13/1977	2-0	Sierra Leone	Lagos	H	AM qualification
95	79	07/10/1977	4-0	Ivory Coast	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
96	80	07/25/1977	2: 2	Ivory Coast	Bouaké ( CIV )	A.	World Cup qualification
97	83	09/25/1977	0-0	Tunisia	Radès ( DO )	A.	World Cup qualification
98	84	10/08/1977	4-0	Egypt	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
99	85	10/21/1977	1: 3	Egypt	Cairo ( EGY )	A.	World Cup qualification
100	86	10/30/1977	1: 3	Senegal	Dakar ( SEN )	A.	AM qualification
101	87	11/12/1977	0: 1	Tunisia	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
102	88	11/13/1977	3-0	Senegal	Lagos	H	AM qualification
	89	01/14/1978	7-0	Benin	Lagos	H	1978 African Games qualification
	90	January 17, 1978	2-0	Benin	Lagos	H	1978 African Games qualification
103	91	03/05/1978	4: 2	Upper Volta	Accra ( GHA )	*	AM preliminary round
104	92	03/08/1978	1: 1	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.	AM preliminary round
105	93	03/10/1978	0-0	Zambia	Accra ( GHA )	*	AM preliminary round
106	94	03/14/1978	1: 2	Uganda	Kumasi ( GHA )	*	AM semifinals	First game against Uganda
107	95	March 16, 1978	1: 1	Tunisia	Accra ( GHA )	*	AM game for 3rd place	Tunisia withdrew after 42 minutes, the game was scored 2-0 for Nigeria.
108	96	07/14/1978	3: 1	Mali	Algiers ( DZA )	*	1978 African Games preliminary round
109	97	07/17/1978	0-0	Cameroon	Algiers ( DZA )	*	1978 African Games preliminary round
110	98	07/21/1978	0-0	Ghana	Algiers ( DZA )	*	1978 African Games preliminary round
111	99	07/25/1978	3: 2	Malawi	Algiers ( DZA )	*	1978 African Games semi-finals
112	100	07/28/1978	0: 1	Algeria	Algiers ( DZA )	A.	1978 African Games Final

1980 to 1989

No. (RSSSF)	No. (FIFA)	date	result	opponent	venue		occasion	Remarks
113	101	01/26/1980	1-0	Liberia	Lagos	H
114	102	02/02/1980	0-0	Cameroon	Ibadan	H
115	103	03/08/1980	3: 1	Tanzania	Lagos	H	AM preliminary round
116	104	03/12/1980	0-0	Ivory Coast	Lagos	H	AM preliminary round
117	105	03/15/1980	1-0	Egypt	Lagos	H	AM preliminary round
118	106	March 19, 1980	1-0	Morocco	Lagos	H	AM semifinals
119	107	03/22/1980	3-0	Algeria	Lagos	H	AM finals	1st title as African champion
120	108	06/29/1980	0: 2	Tunisia	Radès ( DO )	A.	World Cup qualification 1st round
121	109	07/12/1980	2: 0, 4: 3 i. E.	Tunisia	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 1st round
122	110	December 06, 1980	1: 1	Tanzania	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
123	111	December 20, 1980	2-0	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam ( TAN )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
124	112	04/04/1981	0-0	Angola	Luanda ( AGO )	A.		First game against Angola
125	113	04/12/1981	1: 1	Guinea	Conakry ( GIN )	A.	World Cup qualification 3rd round
126	114	04/25/1981	1-0	Guinea	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 3rd round
127	115	07/18/1981	1-0	Upper Volta	Lagos	H
128	116	07/28/1981	0: 3	Zambia	Lusaka ( ZMB )	A.
129	117	08/01/1981	0: 2	Zimbabwe	Salisbury ( ZWE )	A.		First game against Zimbabwe
130	118	08/03/1981	3: 1	Kenya	Nairobi ( KEN )	A.
131	119	08/12/1981	2: 2	Norway	Oslo ( NOR )	A.		First game against Norway
132	120	08/22/1981	0: 3	Iceland	Reykjavík ( ISL )	A.		First game against Iceland
133	121	09/26/1981	0: 1	Uganda	Benin city	HA
134	122	10/10/1981	0: 2	Algeria	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 4th round
135	123	10/30/1981	1: 2	Algeria	Constantine ( DZA )	A.	World Cup qualification 4th round
136	124	03/07/1982	3-0	Ethiopia	Benghazi ( LBY )	*	AM preliminary round	First game against Ethiopia
137	125	03/10/1982	1: 2	Algeria	Benghazi ( LBY )	*	AM preliminary round
138	126	03/13/1982	0: 3	Zambia	Benghazi ( LBY )	*	AM preliminary round
139	127	02/18/1983	0-0	Egypt	Cairo ( EGY )	A.
140	128	02/20/1983	1: 1	Egypt	Kano	H
141	129	03/02/1983	0-0	Gabon	Libreville ( GAB )	A.
142	130	04/10/1983	2-0	Angola	Lagos	H	AM qualification 1st round
143	131	04/24/1983	0: 1	Angola	Luanda ( ANG )	A.	AM qualification 1st round
	132	04/29/1983	1-0	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa ( ETH )	A.	Addis Ababa 25th Anniversary Tournament 1983 semi-finals
	133	05/01/1983	0: 1	Ghana	Addis Ababa ( ETH )	*	Addis Ababa 25th Anniversary Tournament 1983 final
	134	06/04/1983	0-0	Thailand	Seoul ( KOR )	*	President's Cup 1983	First game against Thailand
	135	06/08/1983	0: 1	South Korea	Seoul ( KOR )	A.	President's Cup 1983	First game against South Korea
	136	06/10/1983	2: 1	Indonesia	Seoul ( KOR )	*	President's Cup 1983	First game against Indonesia
144	137	08/14/1983	0-0	Morocco	Benin city	H	AM qualification 2nd round
145	138	08/28/1983	0: 0, 4: 3 i. E.	Morocco	Casablanca ( MAR )	A.	AM qualification 2nd round
146	139	11/15/1983	1-0	Senegal		H
147	140	11/19/1983	1-0	Senegal	Dakar ( SEN )	A.
148	141	December 16, 1983	2: 5	Togo	Abidjan ( CIV )	*
149	142	12/18/1983	0-0	Mali	Abidjan ( CIV )	*
150	143	03/05/1984	2: 1	Ghana	Bouaké ( CIV )	*	AM preliminary round
151	144	03/08/1984	2: 2	Malawi	Bouaké ( CIV )	*	AM preliminary round
152	145	03/11/1984	0-0	Algeria	Bouaké ( CIV )	*	AM preliminary round
153	146	03/14/1984	2: 2 n.V., 8: 7 i. E.	Egypt	Abidjan ( CIV )	*	AM semifinals
154	147	03/18/1984	1: 3	Cameroon	Abidjan ( CIV )	*	AM finals
155	148	06/23/1984	1: 3	Canada	Guangzhou ( CHN )	* / A		First game against Canada
156	149	09/26/1984	0: 5	Tunisia	Radès ( DO )	A.
157	150	10/20/1984	3-0	Liberia	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 1st round
158	151	04/11/1984	1-0	Liberia	Monrovia ( LBR )	A.	World Cup qualification 1st round
159	152	04/06/1985	3-0	Kenya	Nairobi ( KEN )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round	1. Goal of the later record goal scorer Rashidi Yekini
160	153	April 20, 1985	3: 1	Kenya	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
161		06/16/1985	0-0	Ivory Coast	Benin city	H
162		06/19/1985	2-0	Ivory Coast	Kano	H
	154	06/23/1985	1: 1	Ivory Coast	Abidjan ( CIV )	A.
163	155	07/06/1985	1-0	Tunisia	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 3rd round
164	156	07/20/1985	0: 2	Tunisia	Radès ( DO )	A.	World Cup qualification 3rd round
165	157	08/10/1985	0-0	Zambia	Lagos	H	AM qualification 2nd main round
166	158	08/18/1985	0: 1	Zambia	Lusaka ( ZMB )	A.	AM qualification 2nd main round
167		07/20/1986	2: 2	Togo		H
168		07/27/1986	0: 2	Ghana	Kumasi ( GHA )	A.
169	159	01/04/1987	0-0	Ivory Coast	Lagos	H	1987 African Games Qualification
170	160	01/18/1987	0: 1	Ivory Coast	Abidjan ( CIV )	A.	1987 African Games Qualification
171	161	01/30/1987	2-0	Liberia	Monrovia ( LBR )	A.	CSSA Nations Cup
172	162	02/01/1987	1: 1	Benin	Monrovia ( LBR )	*	CSSA Nations Cup
173		02/03/1987	3-0	Burkina Faso	Monrovia ( LBR )	*	CSSA Nations Cup
174		02/06/1987	1: 3	Ghana	Monrovia ( LBR )	*	CSSA Nations Cup semi-finals
175	163	02/08/1987	3: 1	Togo	Monrovia ( LBR )	*	CSSA Nations Cup 3rd place match
176	164	03/28/1987	2-0	Togo	Lagos	H	AM qualification 1st main round
177	165	04/12/1987	1: 1	Togo	Lomé ( TGO )	A.	AM qualification 2nd main round
178	166	07/04/1987	3-0	Sierra Leone	Lagos	H	AM qualification 2nd main round
179	167	07/18/1987	0: 2	Sierra Leone	Freetown ( SLE )	A.	AM qualification 2nd main round
180		11/22/1987	0-0	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou ( BFA )	A.
181	168	03/14/1988	3-0	Kenya	Rabat ( MAR )	*	AM preliminary round
182	169	03/17/1988	1: 1	Cameroon	Rabat ( MAR )	*	AM preliminary round
183	170	03/20/1988	0-0	Egypt	Rabat ( MAR )	*	AM preliminary round
184	171	03/23/1988	1: 1 n.V., 9: 8 i. E.	Algeria	Rabat ( MAR )	*	AM semifinals
185	172	March 27, 1988	0: 1	Cameroon	Casablanca ( MAR )	*	AM finals
186		06/24/1988	2: 1	Iraq	Baghdad ( IRQ )	A.		First game against Iraq
187	173	07/01/1989	1-0	Gabon	Enugu	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
188	174	01/22/1989	2: 2	Angola	Luanda ( ANG )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
189	175	04/15/1989	1: 1	Guinea	Conakry ( GIN )	A.	AM qualification 1st main round
190	176	04/22/1989	3-0	Guinea	Ibadan	H	AM qualification 1st main round
191	177	06/10/1989	2-0	Cameroon	Ibadan	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
192	178	06/25/1989	1: 2	Gabon	Libreville ( GAB )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
193	179	07/15/1989	3-0	Zimbabwe	Lagos	H	AM qualification 2nd main round
194	180	07/30/1989	1: 1	Zimbabwe	Harare ( ZWE )	A.	AM qualification 2nd main round
195	181	08/12/1989	1-0	Angola	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
196	182	08/27/1989	0: 1	Cameroon	Yaoundé ( CMR )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round

1990 to 1999

No. (RSSSF)	No. (FIFA)	date	result	opponent	venue		occasion	Remarks
197	183	January 25, 1990	2-0	Ivory Coast	Bauchi	H	CEDEAO Cup 1990 semifinals
198	184	01/28/1990	1: 1	Senegal	Bauchi	*	CEDEAO Cup 1990 final	When Senegal refused to take a penalty shoot-out due to insufficient lighting in the stadium, the trophy was awarded to Nigeria.
199	185	02.03.1990	1: 5	Algeria	Algiers ( DZA )	A.	AM preliminary round
200	186	05.03.1990	1-0	Egypt	Algiers ( DZA )	*	AM preliminary round
201	187	March 8, 1990	1-0	Ivory Coast	Algiers ( DZA )	*	AM preliminary round
202	188	03/12/1990	2-0	Zambia	Annaba ( DZA )	*	AM semifinals
203	189	March 16, 1990	0: 1	Algeria	Algiers ( DZA )	A.	AM finals
204	190	08/18/1990	3-0	Togo	Lagos	H	AM qualification
205	191	09/02/1990	0: 1	Ghana	Kumasi ( GHA )	A.	AM qualification
206	192	09/30/1990	1-0	Benin	Cotonou ( BEN )	A.	AM qualification
207	193	01/13/1991	1: 1	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou ( BFA )	A.	AM qualification
208	194	01/27/1991	0-0	Togo	Lomé ( TGO )	A.	AM qualification
209	195	04/13/1991	0-0	Ghana	Lagos	H	AM qualification
210	196	04/27/1991	3-0	Benin	Lagos	H	AM qualification
211	197	07/27/1991	7: 1	Burkina Faso	Lagos	H	AM qualification
212		09/23/1991	8: 1	Uganda	Ismailia ( EGY )	*	African Games 1991
213		09/25/1991	1-0	Zimbabwe	Ismailia ( EGY )	*	African Games 1991
214		09/30/1991	3-0	Zimbabwe	Cairo ( EGY )	*	1991 African Games Play for 3rd place
215		10/31/1991	0: 2	Ivory Coast	Abidjan ( CIV )	A.	CEDEAO Cup 1991 semifinals
216		11/02/1991	0: 1	Ghana	Abidjan ( CIV )	*	CEDEAO Cup 1991 game for 3rd place
217	198	01/12/1992	2: 1	Senegal	Dakar ( SEN )	A.	AM preliminary round
218	199	01/14/1992	2: 1	Kenya	Dakar ( SEN )	*	AM preliminary round
219	200	01/19/1992	1-0	Zaire	Ziguinchor ( SEN )	*	AM quarter-finals
220	201	01/23/1992	1: 2	Ghana	Dakar ( SEN )	*	AM semifinals
221	202	01/25/1992	2: 1	Cameroon	Dakar ( SEN )	*	AM game for 3rd place
222	203	02/22/1992	1: 1	Tunisia	Radès ( DO )	A.
223		07/11/1992	2: 2	Cameroon		H
224	204	08/15/1992	0-0	Sudan	Khartoum ( SDN )	A.	AM qualification
225	205	08/29/1992	2-0	Uganda	Lagos	H	AM qualification
226	206	10/10/1992	4-0	South Africa	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 1st round	First game against South Africa
227	207	12/20/1992	1-0	Republic of the Congo	Pointe-Noire ( COG )	A.	World Cup qualification 1st round
228	208	01/16/1993	0-0	South Africa	Johannesburg ( ZAF )	A.	World Cup qualification 1st round
229	209	02/27/1993	2-0	Republic of the Congo	Enugu	H	World Cup qualification 1st round
230	210	04/11/1993	0: 1	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa ( ETH )	A.	AM qualification
231	211	04/25/1993	4-0	Sudan	Lagos	H	AM qualification
232	212	05/02/1993	1: 2	Ivory Coast	Abidjan ( CIV )	A.	World Cup qualification
233	213	07/03/1993	4: 1	Algeria	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
234	214	07/17/1993	0-0	Uganda	Kampala ( UGA )	A.	AM qualification
235	215	07/24/1993	6-0	Ethiopia	Lagos	H	AM qualification
236	216	09/25/1993	4: 1	Ivory Coast	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
237	217	10/08/1993	1: 1	Algeria	Algiers ( DZA )	A.	World Cup qualification
238		01/11/1994	1: 1	Thailand	Bangkok ( THA )	A.
239	218	03/09/1994	0-0	Ghana	Lagos	H
240	219	03/26/1994	3-0	Gabon	Radès ( DO )	*	AM preliminary round
241	220	03/30/1994	0-0	Egypt	Radès ( DO )	*	AM preliminary round
242	221	04/02/1994	2-0	Zaire	Radès ( DO )	*	AM quarter-finals
243	222	04/06/1994	2: 2 n.V., 4: 2 i. E.	Ivory Coast	Radès ( DO )	*	AM semifinals
244	223	04/10/1994	2: 1	Zambia	Radès ( DO )	*	AM finals	2nd title as African champion
245	224	04/17/1994	0: 1	Colombia	Armenia ( COL )	A.		First game against Colombia
246	225	05/05/1994	1: 3	Sweden	Solna ( SWE )	A.		First game against Sweden
247		05/14/1994	2: 1	Suriname	Amsterdam ( NLD )	*		First game against Surinam
248	226	05/25/1994	0: 2	Romania	Bucharest ( ROU )	A.		First game against Romania
249	227	06/11/1994	5: 1	Georgia	Ibadan	H		First game against Georgia
250	228	06/21/1994	3-0	Bulgaria	Dallas ( USA )	*	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Bulgaria, first World Cup game
251	229	06/25/1994	1: 2	Argentina	Foxborough ( USA )	*	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Argentina
252	230	06/30/1994	2-0	Greece	Foxborough ( USA )	*	World Cup preliminary round
253	231	07/05/1994	1: 2 a.d.	Italy	Foxborough ( USA )	*	World Cup round of 16	First game against Italy
254		10/09/1994	1: 3	Senegal	Dakar ( SEN )	A.
255	232	11/16/1994	0: 1	England	London ( ENG )	A.		First game against England
256	233	01/06/1995	3-0	Japan	Riyadh ( KSA )	*	König-Fahd-Pokal 1995 preliminary round	First game against Japan
257	234	01/10/1995	0-0	Argentina	Riyadh ( KSA )	*	König-Fahd-Pokal 1995 preliminary round
258	235	01/13/1995	1: 1 n.V., 4: 5 i. E.	Mexico	Riyadh ( KSA )	*	King Fahd Cup 1995 semifinals	First game against Mexico
259	236	06/11/1995	2: 3	United States	Foxborough ( USA )	A.	US Cup	First game against the USA
260	237	06/17/1995	0: 1	Colombia	Piscataway ( USA )	*	US Cup
261	238	06/24/1995	1: 2	Mexico	Dallas ( USA )	*	US Cup
262	239	10/21/1995	3: 2	Uzbekistan	Tashkent ( UZB )	A.	Afro-Asian Cup for national teams	First game against Uzbekistan
263	240	11/10/1995	1-0	Uzbekistan	Lagos	H	Afro-Asian Cup for national teams
264	241	11/09/1996	2-0	Burkina Faso	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
265	242	12/11/1996	1: 2	Czech Republic	Casablanca ( MAR )	*	King Hassan II Tournament 1996 semifinals	First game against the Czech Republic
266	243	12/12/1996	0: 2	Morocco	Casablanca ( MAR )	A.	King Hassan II Tournament 1996 Play for 3rd place
267	244	01/12/1997	1: 1	Kenya	Nairobi ( KEN )	A.	World Cup qualification
268	245	04/05/1997	2: 1	Guinea	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
269	246	04/27/1997	2: 1	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou ( BFA )	A.	World Cup qualification
270	247	06/07/1997	3-0	Kenya	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification
271	248	08/07/1997	1-0	Cameroon	Radès ( DO )	*	LG Cup semifinals
272	249	08/09/1997	0: 2	Tunisia	Radès ( DO )	A.	LG Cup Final
273	250	08/17/1997	0: 1	Guinea	Conakry ( GIN )	A.	World Cup qualification
274	251	12/15/1997	0: 2	Zambia	Lusaka ( ZMB )	A.
275	252	12/17/1997	0-0	Zambia	Lusaka ( ZMB )	A.
276	253	01/28/1998	1-0	Iran	Hong Kong (HKG)	*	Carlsberg Cup	First game against Iran
277		01/30/1998	2-0	Hong Kong	Hong Kong (HKG)	A.	Carlsberg Cup	First game against Hong Kong
278	254	02/22/1998	2: 2	Jamaica	Kingston ( JAM )	A.		First game against Jamaica, 37th and last goal by record scorer Rashidi Yekini
279	255	04/22/1998	0: 1	Germany	Cologne ( DEU )	A.		First game against the German national team
280	256	05/29/1998	0: 3	Yugoslavia	Belgrade ( YUG )	A.		Only game against Yugoslavia
281	257	06/05/1998	1: 5	Netherlands	Amsterdam ( NLD )	A.		First game against the Netherlands
282	258	06/13/1998	3: 2	Spain	Nantes ( FRA )	*	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Spain
283	259	06/19/1998	1-0	Bulgaria	Paris ( FRA )	*	World Cup preliminary round
284	260	06/24/1998	1: 3	Paraguay	Toulouse ( FRA )	*	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Paraguay
285	261	06/28/1998	1: 4	Denmark	Saint-Denis ( FRA )	*	World Cup round of 16	First game against Denmark 62nd and last international game by record scorer Rashidi Yekini
286	262	04/10/1998	0-0	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou ( BFA )	A.	AM qualification
287	263	01/23/1999	2-0	Burundi	Abeokuta	H	AM qualification	First game against Burundi
288	264	02/28/1999	1: 1	Senegal	Dakar ( SEN )	A.	AM qualification
289		08/16/1999	1-0	Mozambique	Maputo ( MOZ )	A.
290	265	08/28/1999	0-0	Ghana	Lagos	H
291	266	11/13/1999	0: 2	Greece	Kirkis ( GRC )	A.
292	267	11/21/1999	2-0	Gabon	Libreville ( GAB )	A.

2000 to 2009

No. (RSSSF)	No. (FIFA)	date	result	opponent	venue		occasion	Remarks
293	268	01/23/2000	4: 2	Tunisia	Lagos	H	AM preliminary round
294	269	01/28/2000	0-0	Congo, Rep.	Lagos	H	AM preliminary round
295	270	02/03/2000	2-0	Morocco	Kano	H	AM preliminary round
296	271	02/07/2000	2: 1 a.d.	Senegal	Lagos	H	AM quarter-finals
297	272	02/10/2000	2-0	South Africa	Lagos	H	AM semifinals
298	273	02/13/2000	2: 2 n.V., 3: 4 i. E.	Cameroon	Lagos	H	AM finals
299	274	04/09/2000	0-0	Eritrea	Asmara ( ERI )	A.	World Cup qualification 1st round	First game against Eritrea
300	275	04/22/2000	4-0	Eritrea	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 1st round
301	276	06/04/2000	3: 2	Malawi	Kano	H		First game against Malawi
302	277	06/06/2000	4: 1	Malawi	Port Harcourt	H
303	278	06/17/2000	2-0	Sierra Leone	Lagos	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
304	279	07/09/2000	1: 2	Liberia	Monrovia ( LBR )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
305	280	02.09.2000	4-0	Namibia	Lagos	H	AM qualification	First game against Namibia
306	281	07.10.2000	0-0	Madagascar	Antananarivo ( MDG )	A.	AM qualification	First game against Madagascar
307	282	13/01/2001	1-0	Zambia	Lagos	H	AM qualification
308	283	01/27/2001	3-0	Sudan	Port Harcourt	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
309	284	03/11/2001	0-0	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
310	285	03/24/2001	1: 1	Zambia	Chingola ( ZMB )	A.	AM qualification	1st international game by Joseph Yobo
311	286	04/21/2001	0: 1	Sierra Leone	Freetown ( SLE )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
312	287	05/05/2001	2-0	Liberia	Port Harcourt	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
313	288	06/02/2001	1-0	Madagascar	Benin city	H	AM qualification
314	289	06/16/2001	2-0	Namibia	Windhoek ( NAM )	A.	AM qualification
315	290	07/01/2001	4-0	Sudan	Omdurman ( SDN )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
316	291	07/29/2001	3-0	Ghana	Port Harcourt	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
317	292	09/13/2001	2: 2	South Korea	Daejeon ( KOR )	A.
318	293	09/16/2001	1: 2	South Korea	Busan ( KOR )	A.
319	294	07/10/2001	2: 2	Japan	Southampton ( ENG )	*
320	295	01/12/2002	1: 1	Ivory Coast	Abidjan ( CIV )	A.
321	296	01/21/2002	1-0	Algeria	Bamako ( MLI )	*	AM preliminary round
322	297	01/24/2002	0-0	Mali	Bamako ( MLI )	A.	AM preliminary round
323	298	01/28/2002	1-0	Liberia	Mopti ( MLI )	*	AM preliminary round
324	299	02/03/2002	1-0	Ghana	Bamako ( MLI )	*	AM quarter-finals
325	300	02/07/2002	1: 2 a.d.	Senegal	Bamako ( MLI )	*	AM semifinals
326	301	02/09/2002	1-0	Mali	Mopti ( MLI )	A.	AM game for 3rd place
327	302	03/26/2002	1: 1	Paraguay	London ( GBR )	*
328	303	04/17/2002	2: 1	Scotland	Aberdeen ( SCO )	A.		First game against Scotland
329	304	05/04/2002	3-0	Kenya	Lagos	H		1st international match by Vincent Enyeama
330	305	05/16/2002	2: 1	Ireland	Dublin ( IRL )	A.		First game against Ireland
331	306	05/18/2002	1-0	Jamaica	London ( GBR )	*
332	307	06/02/2002	0: 1	Argentina	Ibaraki ( JPN )	*	World Cup preliminary round
333	308	06/07/2002	1: 2	Sweden	Kobe ( JPN )	*	World Cup preliminary round
334	309	06/12/2002	0-0	England	Osaka ( JPN )	*	World Cup preliminary round
335	310	09/08/2002	0-0	Angola	Luanda ( ANG )	A.	AM qualification
336	311	10/12/2002	2: 2	Senegal	Dakar ( SEN )	A.
337	312	11/20/2002	0-0	Jamaica	Lagos	H
338	313	11/25/2002	1: 1	Egypt	Lagos	H
339	314	12/15/2002	1-0	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.
340	315	02/16/2003	1-0	Gambia	Banjul ( GAM )	A.		First game against Gambia
341	316	03/29/2003	1-0	Malawi	Blantyre ( MWI )	A.	AM qualification
342	317	05/25/2003	2: 3	Jamaica	Kingston ( JAM )	A.
343	318	05/30/2003	3: 1	Ghana	Abuja	H	LG Cup semifinals
344		06/01/2003	3: 0 a.d.	Cameroon	Lagos	H	LG Cup Final
345	319	06/07/2003	4: 1	Malawi	Lagos	H	AM qualification
346	320	06/11/2003	0: 3	Brazil	Abuja	H		First game against Brazil
347	321	06/21/2003	2: 2	Angola	Benin city	H	AM qualification
348	322	07/26/2003	1-0	Venezuela	Watford ( GBR )	*		First game against Venezuela
349	323	08/20/2003	0: 3	Japan	Tokyo ( JPN )	A.
350	324	01/27/2004	0: 1	Morocco	Monastir ( TUN )	*	AM preliminary round
351	325	01/31/2004	4-0	South Africa	Monastir ( TUN )	*	AM preliminary round
352	326	02/04/2004	2: 1	Benin	Sfax ( DO )	*	AM preliminary round
353	327	02/08/2004	2: 1	Cameroon	Monastir ( TUN )	*	AM quarter-finals
354	328	02/11/2004	1: 1 a.d., 3: 5 i. E.	Tunisia	Radès ( DO )	A.	AM semifinals
355	329	02/13/2004	2: 1	Mali	Monastir ( TUN )	*	AM game for 3rd place
356	330	04/28/2004	2-0	Jordan	Lagos	H	LG Cup semifinals	First game against Jordan
357		04/30/2004	0: 1	Senegal	Lagos	H	LG Cup Final
358	331	05/29/2004	3-0	Ireland	London ( GBR )	*
359	332	05/31/2004	2-0	Jamaica	London ( GBR )	*
360	333	06/05/2004	2-0	Rwanda	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round	First game against Rwanda
361	334	06/20/2004	0: 1	Angola	Luanda ( ANG )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
362	335	07/03/2004	1-0	Algeria	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
363	336	09/05/2004	3-0	Zimbabwe	Harare ( ZWE )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
364	337	10/09/2004	1: 1	Gabon	Libreville ( GAB )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round
365	338	10/20/2004	1: 2	Libya	Tripoli ( LBY )	A.	LG Cup semifinals	First game against Libya
366	339	10/22/2004	2: 2, 3: 4 i. E.	Ecuador	Tripoli ( LBY )	*	LG Cup 3rd place match	First game against Ecuador
367	340	11/17/2004	1: 2	South Africa	Johannesburg ( ZAF )	A.
368	341	03/26/2005	2-0	Gabon	Port Harcourt	H	World Cup qualification
369	342	06/05/2005	1: 1	Rwanda	Kigali ( RWA )	A.	World Cup qualification
370	343	06/18/2005	1: 1	Angola	Kano	H	World Cup qualification
371		08/10/2005	6-0	Benin	Abuja	H
372	344	08/17/2005	1-0	Libya	Tripoli ( LBY )	A.
373	345	09/04/2005	5: 2	Algeria	Oran ( DZA )	A.	World Cup qualification
374	346	10/08/2005	5: 1	Zimbabwe	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification
375	347	11/16/2005	0: 3	Romania	Bucharest ( ROU )	A.
376	348	01/23/2006	1-0	Ghana	Port Said ( EGY )	*	AM preliminary round
377	349	01/27/2006	2-0	Zimbabwe	Port Said ( EGY )	*	AM preliminary round
378	350	01/31/2006	2: 1	Senegal	Port Said ( EGY )	*	AM preliminary round
379	351	02/04/2006	1: 1 n.V., 6: 5 i. E.	Tunisia	Port Said ( EGY )	*	AM quarter-finals
380	352	02/07/2006	0: 1	Ivory Coast	Alexandria ( EGY )	*	AM semifinals
381	353	02/09/2006	1-0	Senegal	Cairo ( EGY )	*	AM game for 3rd place
382	354	09/02/2006	2-0	Niger	Abuja	H	AM qualification	First game against Niger
383	355	10/08/2006	1-0	Lesotho	Maseru ( LSO )	A.	AM qualification	First game against Lesotho
384	356	02/06/2007	1: 4	Ghana	London ( ENG )	*
385	357	03/24/2007	1-0	Uganda	Abeokuta	H	AM qualification	First game under Berti Vogts
386	358	05/27/2007	1-0	Kenya	Nairobi ( KEN )	A.
387	359	06/02/2007	1: 2	Uganda	Kampala ( UGA )	A.	AM qualification
388	360	06/17/2007	3: 1	Niger	Niamey ( NIG )	A.	AM qualification
389	361	08/22/2007	0-0	North Macedonia	Skopje ( MKD )	A.		First game against Macedonia
390	362	09/08/2007	2-0	Lesotho	Warri	H	AM qualification
391	363	10/14/2007	2: 2	Mexico	Juarez ( MEX )	A.
392	364	11/17/2007	0: 1	Australia	London ( GBR )	*		First game against Australia
393	365	11/20/2007	1-0	Switzerland	Zurich ( CHE )	A.		First game against Switzerland
394	366	09/01/2008	2-0	Sudan	Estepona ( ESP )	*
395	367	01/21/2008	0: 1	Ivory Coast	Sekondi-Takoradi ( GHA )	*	AM preliminary round
396	368	01/25/2008	0-0	Mali	Sekondi-Takoradi ( GHA )	*	AM preliminary round
397	369	01/29/2008	2-0	Benin	Sekondi-Takoradi ( GHA )	*	AM preliminary round
398	370	02/03/2008	1: 2	Ghana	Accra ( GHA )	A.	AM quarter-finals	Last game under Berti Vogts
399	371	05/27/2008	1: 1	Austria	Graz ( AUT )	A.		First game against Austria
400	372	06/01/2008	2-0	South Africa	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification
401	373	06/07/2008	1-0	Sierra Leone	Freetown ( SLE )	A.	World Cup qualification
402	374	06/15/2008	1-0	Equatorial Guinea	Malabo ( EQG )	A.	World Cup qualification	First game against Equatorial Guinea
403	375	06/21/2008	2-0	Equatorial Guinea	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification
	376	09/06/2008	1-0	South Africa	Port Elizabeth ( ZAF )	A.	World Cup qualification
	377	10/11/2008	4: 1	Sierra Leone	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification
	378	11/19/2008	0: 1	Colombia	Cali ( COL )	A.		First game against Colombia
	379	02/11/2009	0-0	Jamaica	London ( GBR )	*
	380	03/29/2009	0-0	Mozambique	Maputo ( MOZ )	A.	World Cup qualification	First game against Mozambique
	381	05/29/2009	1: 1	Ireland	London ( GBR )	*
	382	06/02/2009	1-0	France	Saint-Etienne ( FRA )	A.		First game against France
	383	06/07/2009	3-0	Kenya	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification
	384	06/20/2009	0-0	Tunisia	Radès ( DO )	A.	World Cup qualification
	385	09/06/2009	2: 2	Tunisia	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification
	386	10/11/2009	1-0	Mozambique	Abuja	H	World Cup qualification
	387	11/14/2009	3: 2	Kenya	Nairobi ( KEN )	A.	World Cup qualification

2010 to 2019

No. (RSSSF)	No. (FIFA)	date	result	opponent	venue		occasion	Remarks
	388	01/12/2010	1: 3	Egypt	Benguela ( ANG )	*	AM preliminary round
	389	January 16, 2010	1-0	Benin	Benguela ( ANG )	*	AM preliminary round
	390	01/20/2010	3-0	Mozambique	Lubango ( ANG )	*	AM preliminary round
	391	01/25/2010	0: 0 a.d., 5: 4 in E.	Zambia	Lubango ( ANG )	*	AM quarter-finals
	392	01/28/2010	0: 1	Ghana	Luanda ( ANG )	*	AM semifinals
	393	01/30/2010	1-0	Algeria	Benguela ( ANG )	*	AM game for 3rd place
	394	03/03/2010	5: 2	Democratic Republic of Congo	Abuja	H
	395	05/25/2010	0-0	Saudi Arabia	Wattens ( AUT )	*		First game against Saudi Arabia
	396	05/30/2010	1: 1	Colombia	Milton Keynes ( GBR )	*
	397	06/06/2010	3: 1	North Korea	Johannesburg ( ZAF )	*		First game against North Korea
	398	06/12/2010	0: 1	Argentina	Johannesburg ( ZAF )	*	World Cup preliminary round
	399	06/17/2010	1: 2	Greece	Mangaung / Bloemfontein ( ZAF )	*	World Cup preliminary round
	400	06/22/2010	2: 2	South Korea	Durban ( ZAF )	*	World Cup preliminary round
	401	08/11/2010	1: 2	South Korea	Suwon ( KOR )	A.
	402	05.09.2010	2-0	Madagascar	Calabar	H	AM qualification
	403	10/10/2010	0: 1	Guinea	Conakry ( GIN )	A.	AM qualification
	404	02/09/2011	2: 1	Sierra Leone	Lagos	H
	405	03/27/2011	4-0	Ethiopia	Abuja	H	AM qualification
	406	03/29/2011	3-0	Kenya	Abuja	H
	407	06/01/2011	4: 1	Argentina	Abuja	H
	408	06/05/2011	2: 2	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa ( ETH )	A.	AM qualification
	409	04.09.2011	2-0	Madagascar	Antananarivo ( MDG )	A.	AM qualification
	410	09/06/2011	1: 3	Argentina	Dhaka ( BAN )	*
	411	08/10/2011	2: 2	Guinea	Abuja	H	AM qualification
	412	10/11/2011	0-0	Ghana	Watford ( GBR )	*
	413	11/12/2011	0-0	Benin	Benin city	H
	414	11/15/2011	2-0	Zambia	Kaduna	H
	415	11/01/2012	0-0	Angola	Abuja	H
	416	02/15/2012	2-0	Liberia	Monrovia ( LBR )	A.
	417	02/29/2012	0-0	Rwanda	Kigali ( RWA )	A.	AM qualification
	418	04/12/2012	2: 3	Egypt	Dubai ( UAR )	*
	419	05/23/2012	0: 1	Peru	Lima ( PER )	A.		First game against Peru
	420	06/03/2012	1-0	Namibia	Calabar	H	World Cup qualification group stage
	421	06/09/2012	1: 1	Malawi	Blantyre ( MWI )	A.	World Cup qualification group stage
	422	06/16/2012	2-0	Rwanda	Calabar	H	AM qualification
	423	09/08/2012	2: 2	Liberia	Paynesville ( LBR )	A.	AM qualification
	424	October 13, 2012	6: 1	Liberia	Calabar	H	AM qualification
	425	11/14/2012	3: 1	Venezuela	Miami Gardens ( USA )	*
	426	01/09/2013	0-0	Cape Verde	Faro ( PRT )	*		First game against Cape Verde
	427	01/21/2013	1: 1	Burkina Faso	Nelspruit ( ZAF )	*	AM preliminary round
	428	01/25/2013	1: 1	Zambia	Nelspruit ( ZAF )	*	AM preliminary round
	429	01/29/2013	2-0	Ethiopia	Rustenburg ( ZAF )	*	AM preliminary round
	430	02/03/2013	2: 1	Ivory Coast	Rustenburg ( ZAF )	*	AM quarter-finals
	431	02/06/2013	4: 1	Mali	Durban ( ZAF )	*	AM semifinals
	432	02/10/2013	1-0	Burkina Faso	Johannesburg ( ZAF )	*	AM finals	Nigeria wins Africa championship for the third time
	433	03/23/2013	1: 1	Kenya	Calabar	H	World Cup qualification group stage
	434	05/31/2013	2: 2	Mexico	Houston ( USA )	*
	435	06/05/2013	1-0	Kenya	Nairobi ( KEN )	A.	World Cup qualification group stage
	436	06/12/2013	1: 1	Namibia	Windhoek ( NAM )	A.	World Cup qualification group stage
	437	06/17/2013	6: 1	Tahiti	Belo Horizonte ( BRA )	*	Confederations Cup Preliminary Round	First game against Tahiti
	438	06/20/2013	1: 2	Uruguay	Salvador ( BRA )	*	Confederations Cup Preliminary Round	First game against Uruguay
	439	06/23/2013	0: 3	Spain	Fortaleza ( BRA )	*	Confederations Cup Preliminary Round
	440	07/06/2013	4: 1	Ivory Coast	Kaduna	H
	441	07/27/2013	0: 2	Ivory Coast	Abidjan ( CIV )	A.
	442	08/14/2013	2-0	South Africa	Durban ( ZAF )	A.
	443	07.09.2013	2-0	Malawi	Calabar	H	World Cup qualification group stage
	444	09/10/2013	4: 1	Burkina Faso	Kaduna	H
	445	13/10/2013	2: 1	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa ( ETH )	A.	World Cup qualification playoff
	446	10/28/2013	0: 1	Jordan	Amman ( JOR )	A.
	447	11/16/2013	2-0	Ethiopia	Calabar	H	World Cup qualification playoff
	448	11/18/2013	2: 2	Italy	London ( GBR )	*
	449	04/01/2014	2: 1	Ethiopia	Abuja	H
	450	11/01/2014	1: 2	Mali	Cape Town ( ZAF )	*	African Nations Cup 2014 preliminary round
	451	15/01/2014	4: 2	Mozambique	Cape Town ( ZAF )	*	African Nations Cup 2014 preliminary round
	452	01/19/2014	3: 1	South Africa	Cape Town ( ZAF )	A.	African Nations Cup 2014 preliminary round
	453	01/25/2014	4: 3 a.d.	Morocco	Cape Town ( ZAF )	*	African Nations Cup 2014 quarter-finals
	454	01/29/2014	0: 0 n.V., 1: 4 i. E.	Ghana	Mangaung / Bloemfontein ( ZAF )	*	African Nations Cup 2014 semi-finals
	455	02/01/2014	1-0	Zimbabwe	Cape Town ( ZAF )	*	African Nations Cup 2014 Match for 3rd place
	456	05.03.2014	0-0	Mexico	Atlanta ( USA )	*
	457	05/28/2014	2: 2	Scotland	London ( GBR )	*
	458	06/03/2014	0-0	Greece	Chester ( USA )	*
	459	06/07/2014	1: 2	United States	Jacksonville ( USA )	A.
	460	06/16/2014	0-0	Iran	Curitiba ( BRA )	*	World Cup preliminary round
	461	06/21/2014	1-0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Cuiabá ( BRA )	*	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Bosnia and Herzegovina
	462	06/25/2014	2: 3	Argentina	Porto Alegre ( BRA )	*	World Cup preliminary round	100th international match by Joseph Yobo
	463	06/30/2014	0: 2	France	Brasília ( BRA )	*	World Cup round of 16
	464	09/06/2014	2: 3	Republic of the Congo	Calabar	H	AM qualification
	465	09/10/2014	0-0	South Africa	Cape Town ( ZAF )	A.	AM qualification
	466	10/10/2014	0: 1	Sudan	Khartoum ( SDN )	A.	AM qualification
	467	10/15/2014	3: 1	Sudan	Abuja	H	AM qualification
	468	11/15/2014	2-0	Republic of the Congo	Pointe-Noire ( COG )	A.	AM qualification
	469	11/19/2014	2: 2	South Africa	Uyo	H	AM qualification	First international match in the new national stadium , Nigeria missed the African Cup
		11/01/2015	0: 1	Ivory Coast	Abu Dhabi ( UAE )	*
		01/17/2015	2-0	Yemen	Abu Dhabi ( UAE )	*
	470	03/25/2015	0: 1	Uganda	Uyo	H		100th international match by Vincent Enyeama
	471	03/29/2015	1: 1	South Africa	Nelspruit ( ZAF )	A.
	472	05.09.2015	0-0	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam ( TAN )	A.	AM qualification
	473	09/08/2015	2-0	Niger	Port Harcourt	H
	474	08/10/2015	0: 2	Democratic Republic of Congo	Visé ( BEL )	*
	475	10/11/2015	3-0	Cameroon	Brussels ( BEL )	*
	476	10/17/2015	2-0	Burkina Faso	Port Harcourt	H	Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2016
	477	25/10/2015	0-0	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou ( BFA )	A.	Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2016
	478	11/13/2015	0-0	Eswatini	Lobamba ( SWZ )	A.	World Cup qualification 2nd round	First game against Eswatini
	479	11/17/2015	2-0	Eswatini	Port Harcourt	H	World Cup qualification 2nd round
	480	01/18/2016	4: 1	Niger	Kigali ( RWA )	*	African Nations Cup 2016
	481	01/22/2016	1: 1	Tunisia	Kigali ( RWA )	*	African Nations Cup 2016
	482	01/26/2016	0: 1	Guinea	Gisenyi ( RWA )	*	African Nations Cup 2016
	483	03/25/2016	1: 1	Egypt	Kaduna	H	AM qualification
	484	03/29/2016	0: 1	Egypt	Borg El Arab ( EGY )	A.	AM qualification
	485	05/27/2016	1-0	Mali	Rouen ( FRA )	*
	486	05/31/2016	3: 1	Luxembourg	Luxembourg ( LUX )	A.		First game against Luxembourg
	487	09/03/2016	1-0	Tanzania	Uyo	H	AM qualification
	488	10/09/2016	2: 1	Zambia	Ndola ( SAM )	A.	World Cup qualification 3rd round
	489	11/12/2016	3: 1	Algeria	Uyo	H	World Cup qualification 3rd round
	490	03/23/2017	1: 1	Senegal	London ( GBR )	*
		06/01/2017	3-0	Togo	Saint-Leu-la-Forêt ( FRA )	*		The game is not counted by FIFA as 9 Nigerians have been substituted.
	491	06/10/2017	0: 2	South Africa	Uyo	H	AM qualification
	492	08/13/2017	0: 1	Benin	Cotonou ( BEN )	A.	Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2018
	493	08/19/2017	2-0	Benin	Kano	H	Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2018
	494	09/01/2017	4-0	Cameroon	Uyo	H	World Cup qualification 3rd round
	495	04.09.2017	1: 1	Cameroon	Yaoundé ( CMR )	A.	World Cup qualification 3rd round
	496	07.10.2017	1-0	Zambia	Uyo	H	World Cup qualification 3rd round
	497	11/10/2017	0: 3	Algeria	Constantine ( ALG )	A.	World Cup qualification 3rd round
	498	11/14/2017	4: 2	Argentina	Krasnodar ( RUS )	*
	499	January 15, 2018	0-0	Rwanda	Tangier ( MAR )	*	African Nations Cup 2018 preliminary round
	500	01/19/2018	1-0	Libya	Tangier ( MAR )	*	African Nations Cup 2018 preliminary round
	501	01/23/2018	3: 1	Equatorial Guinea	Agadir ( MAR )	*	African Nations Cup 2018 preliminary round
	502	01/28/2018	2: 1 a.d.	Angola	Tangier ( MAR )	*	African Nations Cup 2018 quarter-finals
	503	January 31, 2018	1-0	Sudan	Marrakech ( MAR )	*	African Nations Cup 2018 semi-finals
	504	04/02/2018	0: 4	Morocco	Casablanca ( MAR )	A.	African Nations Cup 2018 Final
	505	03/23/2018	1-0	Poland	Wroclaw ( POL )	A.		First game against Poland
	506	03/27/2018	0: 2	Serbia	London ( GBR )	*		First game against Serbia
	507	May 28, 2018	1: 1	Democratic Republic of Congo	Port Harcourt	H
	508	02.06.2018	1: 2	England	London ( ENG )	A.
	509	06/06/2018	0: 1	Czech Republic	St. Pölten ( AUT )	*
	510	June 16, 2018	0: 2	Croatia	Kaliningrad ( RUS )	*	World Cup group game	First game against Croatia
	511	06/22/2018	2-0	Iceland	Volgograd ( RUS )	*	World Cup group game
	512	06/26/2018	1: 2	Argentina	Saint Petersburg ( RUS )	*	World Cup group game	5th preliminary round match against Argentina (most common preliminary round pairing)
	513	09/08/2018	3-0	Seychelles	Roche Caiman ( SEY )	A.	AM qualification	First game against the Seychelles
	514	09/11/2018	2: 1	Liberia	Paynesville ( LBR )	A.
	515	October 13, 2018	4-0	Libya	Uyo	H	AM qualification
	516	October 16, 2018	3: 2	Libya	Sfax ( DO )	*	AM qualification
	517	11/17/2018	1: 1	South Africa	Johannesburg ( ZAF )	A.	AM qualification
	518	November 20, 2018	0-0	Uganda	Asaba	H
	519	March 22, 2019	3: 1	Seychelles	Asaba	H	AM qualification
	520	March 26, 2019	1-0	Egypt	Asaba	H
	521	06/08/2019	0-0	Zimbabwe	Asaba	H
		June 16, 2019	0: 1	Senegal	Dakar ( SEN )	A.
	522	06/22/2019	1-0	Burundi	Alexandria ( EGY )	*	AM preliminary round
	523	06/26/2019	1-0	Guinea	Alexandria ( EGY )	*	AM preliminary round
	524	06/30/2019	0: 2	Madagascar	Alexandria ( EGY )	*	AM preliminary round
	525	07/06/2019	3: 2	Cameroon	Alexandria ( EGY )	*	AM round of 16
	526	07/10/2019	2: 1	South Africa	Cairo ( EGY )	*	AM quarter-finals
	527	07/14/2019	1: 2	Algeria	Cairo ( EGY )	*	AM semifinals
	528	07/17/2019	1-0	Tunisia	Cairo ( EGY )	*	AM game for 3rd place
	529	09/10/2019	2: 2	Ukraine	Dnipro ( UKR )	A.		First international match against Ukraine
	530	09/22/2019	1: 4	Togo	Lomé ( TGO )	A.	Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2020
	531	October 13, 2019	1: 1	Brazil	Singapore	*
	532	October 19, 2019	2-0	Togo	Lagos	H	Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2020
	533	11/13/2019	2: 1	Benin	Uyo	H	AM qualification
	534	11/17/2019	4: 2	Lesotho	Maseru ( LSO )	A.	AM qualification

statistics

opponent

Continental Association	Games	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference (without goals in penalty shootouts)
Africa ( CAF )
	FIFA + RSSSF	297	145	089	063	0442: 265
	only FIFA	138	074	038	026th	0222: 127
	RSSSF only	045	017th	010	018th	0075: 740
	without no.	003	001	000	002	0003: 200
	all	483	237	137	109	0742: 468
Asia ( AFC )	FIFA + RSSSF	010	005	002	003	0015:120
	only FIFA	009	002	004th	003	0008: 800
	RSSSF only	003	002	001	000	0005: 200
	without no.	001	001	000	000	0002-000
	all	023	010	007th	006th	0030:220
Australia / Oceania ( OFC )	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	0006: 100
Europe ( UEFA )	FIFA + RSSSF	026th	009	004th	013	0031:410
	only FIFA	017th	005	005	007th	0017:220
	RSSSF only	001	000	000	001	0000: 200
	all	044	014th	009	021st	0048:650
North / Central America ( CONCACAF )	FIFA + RSSSF	010	002	004th	004th	0014:160
	only FIFA	004th	000	003	001	0003: 400
	RSSSF only	001	001	000	000	0002: 100
	all	015th	003	007th	005	0019:210
South America ( CONMEBOL )	FIFA + RSSSF	010	001	003	006th	0006:140
	only FIFA	012	003	002	007th	0018:190
	all	022nd	004th	005	013	0024:330
Total	all	588	269	165	154	0869: 610
Remarks: ↑ Incl. games decided on penalties ↑ 19 games (7 wins, 5 draws, 7 defeats, 33:31 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list. ↑ Including 10 games decided by penalty shootouts (7 wins, 3 losses) ↑ 3 games (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 2: 2 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list. ↑ a b c d After the last update of the RSSSF list ↑ Thereof 1 game lost to penalty shoot-out.

Occasions

occasion	Games	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference (excluding penalty shoot-outs)
Friendly matches	FIFA + RSSSF	087	028	29	030th	0100: 114
	only FIFA	065	024	23	018th	0091: 740
	RSSSF only	033	012	11	010	0050:510
	without no.	004th	002	00	002	005: 20
	all	189	066	63	060	0246: 241
World Cup qualifiers	FIFA + RSSSF	080	043	21st	016	0137: 650
	only FIFA.	024	015th	08th	001	038:150
	all	104	058	29	017th	0175: 800
AM qualifiers	FIFA + RSSSF	066	032	23	011	0098: 430
	only FIFA	031	014th	11	006th	0057: 310
	all	097	046	34	017th	0155: 740
African Championship	FIFA + RSSSF	074	038	19th	017th	0105: 740
	only FIFA	019th	012	03	004th	0026:150
	all	093	050	22nd	021st	0131: 890
Other tournaments and cups	FIFA + RSSSF	013	005	01	007th	0017:180
	RSSSF only	003	002	00	001	0005: 100
	only FIFA	006th	003	01	002	0005: 400
	all	022nd	010	02	010	0027:230
World Cup games	FIFA + RSSSF	011	004th	01	006th	0014:160
	only FIFA	010	002	02	006th	0009:140
	all	021st	006th	03	012	0023:300
African Nations Championship	only FIFA	015th	009	03	003	0025: 170
Africa Games	FIFA + RSSSF	010	006th	03	001	0020: 110
	RSSSF only	003	003	00	000	0012: 100
	all	013	009	03	001	0032:120
Olympic Games qualifying games	RSSSF only	007th	002	00	005	0011:200
Confederations Cup / King Fahd Cup	FIFA + RSSSF	003	001	02	000	0004: 100
	only FIFA	003	001	00	002	0007: 600
	all	006th	002	02	002	0011: 700
Qualification for the African Nations Cup	only FIFA	006th	003	01	002	0007: 500
CSSA Nations Cup	FIFA + RSSSF	003	002	01	000	0006: 200
	RSSSF only	002	001	00	001	0004: 300
	all	005	003	01	001	0010: 500
CEDEAO Cup	FIFA + RSSSF	002	001	01	000	0003: 100
	RSSSF only	002	000	00	002	0000: 300
	all	004th	001	01	002	0003: 400
Qualification for the African Games	FIFA + RSSSF	002	000	01	001	0000: 100
	only FIFA	002	002	00	000	0009-000
	all	004th	002	01	001	0009: 100
Afro-Asian Cup for national teams	FIFA + RSSSF	002	002	00	000	0004: 200
Remarks: ↑ Incl. games decided on penalties ↑ 11 games (3 wins, 3 draws, 5 defeats, 17:24 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list. ↑ a b c d e f g After the last update of the RSSSF list. ↑ 3 games (2 draws, 1 defeat, 4: 5 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list ↑ Of which 1 game won by penalty shoot-out. ↑ 5 games won by penalty shootouts and 2 lost. ↑ a b Before the last update of the RSSSF list ↑ a b c Of which 1 game lost to a penalty shoot-out.

Venues

occasion	Games	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference (without goals in penalty shootouts)
Away games
	FIFA + RSSSF	137	031	051	055	0123: 176
	RSSSF only	025th	006th	005	014th	0027:540
	only FIFA	056	018th	018th	020th	0059: 690
	all	219	055	074	0890	0209: 300
Home games
	FIFA + RSSSF	119	087	026th	006th	0253: 670
	RSSSF only	016	009	005	002	0036:170
	only FIFA	051	036	012	004th	0114: 360
	all	186	131	043	012	0403: 120
Play in a neutral place
	FIFA + RSSSF	094	043	025th	026th	0129: 101
	RSSSF only	009	005	001	003	0019: 800
	only FIFA	074	032	022nd	020th	0101: 760
	without no.	003	002	000	001	0005: 100
	all	180	082	048	050	0254: 186
Uncertain venue	FIFA + RSSSF	003	001	000	002	03: 4
Remarks: ↑ Incl. games decided on penalties ↑ Incl. the games against the hosts at the 1978 African Games; the African Championships 1978, 1990, 1992, 2004 and 2008; the African Nations Cup in 2014 and 2018 as well as various smaller tournaments. ↑ 11 games before the last update of the rsssf list (2 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats, 10:23 goals) ↑ Of which 1 game each was won and lost by penalty shoot-out ↑ Incl. the games at the African Games 1973, the African Championships 1980 and 2000 and various small tournaments in Lagos ↑ 6 of these games before the last update of the rsssf list (3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, 18: 8 goals) ↑ Lost one game on penalties ↑ Thereof 5 games before the last update of the rsssf list (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, 7: 2 goals) ↑ After the last update of the rsssf list ↑ Of which 8 games decided by penalty shootouts (5 wins, 3 losses)

International match records

country	Games	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference	Important encounters
Egypt / United Arab Republic
	FIFA + RSSSF	013	005	006th	002	021:170	AM semi-finals 1984, final round 1976, preliminary round 1963, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1994; World Cup qualification 1978
	only FIFA	005	001	001	003	005: 800	AM preliminary round 2010
	RSSSF only	002	000	000	002	002: 900	OS qualification 1960
	all	020th	006th	007th	007th	028:340
Algeria
	FIFA + RSSSF	015th	005	004th	006th	021:200	AM finals 1980, 1990, semi-finals 1988, preliminary rounds 1982, 1984, 1990, 2002; World Cup qualification 1982, 1994, 2006
	only FIFA	004th	002	000	002	005: 600	AM game for 3rd place; World Cup qualification 2018
	all	019th	007th	004th	008th	026:260
Angola
	FIFA + RSSSF	009	002	005	002	008: 700	AM qualification 1984, 2004; World Cup qualification 1990, 2006
	only FIFA	002	001	001	000	002: 100	African Nations Cup 2018 quarter-finals
	all	011	003	006th	002	010: 800
Equatorial Guinea	FIFA + RSSSF	002	002	000	001	003-000	World Cup qualification 2010
	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	003: 100	African Nations Cup 2018 preliminary round
	all	003	003	000	000	006: 100
Argentina	FIFA + RSSSF	003	000	001	002	001: 300	World Cup preliminary round 1994, 2002; King Fahd Cup preliminary round 1995
	only FIFA	006th	002	000	004th	012:120	World Cup preliminary round 2010, 2014, 2018
	all	009	002	001	006th	013:150
Ethiopia	FIFA + RSSSF	003	002	000	001	009: 100	AM preliminary round 1982, qualification 1994
	only FIFA	007th	006th	001	000	015: 400	AM preliminary round 2013, qualification 2012, World Cup qualification (playoff) 2014
	all	010	008th	001	001	024: 500
Australia	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	000: 100
Benin / Dahomey	FIFA + RSSSF	006th	005	001	000	013: 300	AM preliminary round 2004, 2008, qualification 1992; WM / AM qualification 2006
	only FIFA	009	005	003	001	016: 400	AM preliminary round 2010; Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2018
	RSSSF only	003	003	000	000	010: 200
	all	018th	013	004th	001	039: 900
Bosnia and Herzegovina	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	001-000	World Cup preliminary round 2014
Brazil	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	000: 300
	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	001: 100
	all	002	000	001	001	001: 400
Bulgaria	FIFA + RSSSF	002	002	000	000	004-000	World Cup preliminary round 1994, 1998
Burkina Faso / Upper Volta	FIFA + RSSSF	008th	006th	002	000	021: 500	AM preliminary round 1978, qualification 1992, 2000; World Cup qualification 1998
	only FIFA	005	003	002	000	008: 200	AM final 2013, preliminary round 2013; Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2016
	RSSSF only	002	001	001	000	003-000
	all	015th	010	005	000	032: 700
Burundi	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	002-000	AM qualification 2000
	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	001-000
	all	002	002	000	000	003-000
Denmark	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	001: 400	1998 World Cup round of 16
Germany	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	000: 100
Germany (amateurs)	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	000: 200
Ecuador	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	001	000	002: 200
Ivory Coast
	FIFA + RSSSF	015th	004th	006th	005	017:130	AM semi-finals 1994, 2006, preliminary round 1980, 1990, 2008; World Cup qualification 1978, 1994
	only FIFA	004th	002	001	001	007: 500	AM quarter-finals 2013
	RSSSF only	003	001	001	001	002: 200
	without no.	001	000	000	001	000: 100
	all	023	007th	008th	008th	026:210
England	FIFA + RSSSF	002	000	001	001	000: 100	World Cup preliminary round 2002
	only FIFA	001	000	000	001	001: 200
	all	003	000	001	002	01: 30
Eritrea	FIFA + RSSSF	002	001	001	000	004-000	World Cup qualification 2002
Eswatini	only FIFA	002	001	001	000	002-000	World Cup qualification 2018
France	only FIFA	002	001	000	001	001: 200	2014 World Cup round of 16
Gabon	FIFA + RSSSF	007th	004th	002	001	010: 300	World Cup qualification 1990, 2006; AM preliminary round 1994
	RSSSF only	002	001	001	000	006: 300
	all	009	005	003	001	016: 600
Gambia	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	001-000
Georgia	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	005: 100
Ghana / Gold Coast	FIFA + RSSSF	032	008th	014th	010	032:410	AM semi-finals 1992, quarter-finals 2002, 2008, preliminary round 2006, qualification 1962, 1978, 1984,1992; World Cup qualification 1962, 1970, 1974, 2002
	only FIFA	009	000	003	006th	004:190	AM semi-finals 2010; African Nations Cup semi-finals 2014; AM qualification 1962
	RSSSF only	010	002	001	007th	011:250	OS qualification 1960
	all	051	010	018th	023	047:850
Greece
	FIFA + RSSSF	002	001	000	001	002: 200	World Cup preliminary round 1994
	only FIFA	002	000	001	001	001: 200	World Cup preliminary round 2010
	all	004th	001	001	002	003: 400
Guinea
	FIFA + RSSSF	010	004th	004th	002	012: 900	AM finals 1976, qualification 1990; World Cup qualification 1982, 1998
	only FIFA	006th	001	002	003	005: 700	AM preliminary round 2019, qualification 1963, 2012
	all	016	005	006th	005	017:160
Hong Kong	RSSSF only	001	001	000	000	002-000
Indonesia	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	002: 100
Iraq	RSSSF only	001	001	000	000	002: 100
Iran	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	001-000
	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	000-000	World Cup preliminary round 2014
	all	002	001	001	000	001-000
Ireland	FIFA + RSSSF	002	002	000	000	005: 100
	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	001: 100
	all	003	002	001	000	006: 200
Iceland
	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	000: 300
	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	002-000	World Cup preliminary round 2018
	all	002	001	000	001	002: 300
Italy	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	001: 2 00	World Cup round of 16 1994
	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	002: 200
	all	002	000	001	001	003: 400
Jamaica	FIFA + RSSSF	005	002	002	001	007: 500
	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	000-000
	all	006th	002	003	001	007: 500
Japan	FIFA + RSSSF	003	001	001	001	005: 500	King Fahd Cup preliminary round 1995
Yemen	without no.	001	001	000	000	002-000
Jordan
	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	002-000
	only FIFA	001	000	000	001	000: 100
	all	002	001	000	001	002: 100
Yugoslavia	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	000: 300
Cameroon	FIFA + RSSSF	014th	006th	005	003	018:140	AM final 1984, 1988, 2000, game for 3rd place 1992, quarter-finals 2004, preliminary round 1988; World Cup qualification 1970, 1990
	only FIFA	005	004th	001	000	013: 400	World Cup qualification 2018; AM round of 16 2019
	RSSSF only	003	001	002	000	005: 200
	all	022nd	011	008th	003	036:200
Canada	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	001: 300
Cape Verde	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	000-000
Kenya	FIFA + RSSSF	009	008th	001	000	022: 400	World Cup qualification 1986, 1998; AM preliminary round 1988, 1992
	only FIFA	005	004th	001	000	011: 300	World Cup qualification 2010, 2014
	all	014th	012	002	000	033: 700
Colombia	FIFA + RSSSF	002	000	000	002	000: 200
	only FIFA	002	000	001	001	001: 200
	all	004th	000	001	003	001: 400
/ Congo, Dem. Rep./Zaire	FIFA + RSSSF	003	003	000	000	007: 100	AM quarter-finals 1992, 1994, preliminary round 1976
	only FIFA	003	001	001	001	006: 500
	RSSSF only	003	001	000	002	003: 800
	all	009	005	001	003	016:140
/ Congo, Rep./VR Congo	FIFA + RSSSF	0009	005	003	001	010: 500	AM preliminary round 2000, qualification 1972, 1976, 2015; World Cup qualification 1974, 1994
	only FIFA	002	001	000	001	004: 300
	all	011	006th	003	002	014: 800
Croatia	only FIFA	001	000	000	001	000: 200	World Cup preliminary round 2018
Lesotho	FIFA + RSSSF	002	002	000	000	003-000	AM qualification 2008
	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	004: 200
	all	003	003	000	000	007: 200
Liberia	FIFA + RSSSF	007th	006th	000	001	011: 200	World Cup qualification 1986, 2002; AM preliminary round 2002
	only FIFA	004th	003	001	000	012: 400	AM qualification 2013
	all	011	009	001	001	023: 600
Libya
	FIFA + RSSSF	002	001	000	001	002: 200
	only FIFA	003	003	000	000	008: 200	AM qualification 2019; African Nations Cup 2018 preliminary round
	all	005	004th	000	001	010: 400
Luxembourg	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	003: 100
Madagascar	FIFA + RSSSF	002	001	001	000	001-000	AM qualification 2002
	only FIFA	003	002	000	001	004: 200	AM preliminary round 2019, qualification 2012
	all	005	003	001	001	005: 200
Malawi	RSSSF + FIFA	006th	005	001	000	017: 800	AM preliminary round 1984, qualification 2004
	only FIFA	002	001	001	000	003: 100	World Cup qualification 2014
	all	008th	006th	002	000	020: 900
Mali	FIFA + RSSSF	006th	003	003	000	006: 200	AM game for 3rd place 2002, 2004, preliminary round 2002, 2008
	only FIFA	003	002	000	001	006: 300	AM semifinals; African Nations Cup preliminary round 2014
	RSSSF only	001	000	000	001	002: 300
	all	010	005	003	002	014: 800
Morocco	FIFA + RSSSF	011	004th	002	005	011:100	World Cup qualification 1970; AM semi-finals 1980, final round 1976, preliminary round 1976, 2000, 2004, qualification 1984
	only FIFA	002	001	000	001	004: 700	African Nations Cup quarter-finals 2014, final 2018
	RSSSF only	003	001	000	002	005: 600	OS qualification 1964
	all	016	006th	002	008th	020:230
Macedonia	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	001	000	000-000
Mexico	FIFA + RSSSF	003	000	002	001	004: 500	King Fahd Cup semifinals 1995
	only FIFA	002	000	002	000	002: 200
	all	005	000	004th	001	006: 700
Mozambique	only FIFA	004th	003	001	000	008: 200	AM preliminary round 2010; African Nations Cup preliminary round 2014; World Cup qualification 2010
	RSSSF only	001	001	000	000	001-000
	all	005	004th	001	000	009: 200
Namibia	FIFA + RSSSF	002	002	000	000	006-000	AM qualification 2002
	only FIFA	002	001	001	000	002: 100	World Cup qualification 2014
	all	004th	003	001	000	008: 100
Netherlands	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	001: 500
Niger	FIFA + RSSSF	003	003	000	000	009: 100	AM qualification 2008
	only FIFA	003	002	000	000	007: 100
	all	006th	006th	000	000	016: 200
North Korea	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	003: 100
Norway	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	001	000	002: 200
Austria	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	001	000	001: 100
Paraguay	FIFA	002	000	001	001	002: 400	1998 World Cup preliminary round
Peru	only FIFA	001	000	000	001	000: 100
Poland	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	001-000
Port. Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau)	RSSSF only	001	001	000	000	004: 100
Rwanda	FIFA + RSSSF	002	001	001	000	003: 100	World Cup qualification 2006
	only FIFA	003	001	002	000	002-000	AM qualification 2013; African Nations Cup 2018 preliminary round
	all	005	002	003	000	005: 1} 0
Romania	FIFA + RSSSF	002	000	000	002	000: 500
Zambia
	FIFA + RSSSF	013	004th	004th	005	010:180	AM finals 1994, semi-finals 1990, preliminary round 1982, qualification 1974, 1986, 2002
	only FIFA	005	003	002	000	006: 200	AM quarter-finals 2010, preliminary round 2013; World Cup qualification 2018
	all	018th	007th	006th	005	016:200
Saudi Arabia	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	000-000
Scotland	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	002: 100
	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	002: 200
	all	002	001	001	000	004: 300
Sweden	FIFA + RSSSF	002	000	000	002	002: 500	World Cup preliminary round 2002
Switzerland	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	001-000
Senegal	FIFA + RSSSF	012	007th	003	002	018:120	AM game for 3rd place 2006, semi-finals 2002, quarter-finals 2000, preliminary round 1992, 2006, qualification 1978, 2000
	FIFA	003	001	001	001	006: 600
	RSSSF	002	000	000	002	001: 400
	inoff.	001	000	000	001	000: 100
	all	018th	008th	004th	006th	025:230
Serbia	only FIFA	001	000	000	001	000: 200
Seychelles	only FIFA	002	002	000	000	006: 100	AM qualification 2019
Sierra Leone	FIFA + RSSSF	013	007th	004th	002	021: 800	AM qualification 1988; World Cup qualification 1978, 2002, 2010
	only FIFA	002	002	000	000	006: 200	World Cup qualification 2010
	all	015th	009	004th	002	027:100
Zimbabwe	RSSSF + FIFA	006th	004th	001	001	014: 400	World Cup qualification 2006; AM preliminary round 2006, qualification 1990
	only FIFA	002	001	001	000	001-000	African Nations Cup game for 3rd place 2014
	RSSSF	002	002	000	000	004-000
	all	010	007th	002	001	019: 400
Spain
	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	003: 200	1998 World Cup preliminary round
	only FIFA	001	000	000	001	000: 300	Confederations Cup preliminary round 2013
	all	002	001	000	001	003: 500
South Africa	FIFA + RSSSF	006th	004th	001	001	013: 200	AM semi-finals 2000, preliminary round 2004; World Cup qualification 1994, 2010; AM qualification 2015
	only FIFA	009	004th	004th	001	012: 800	African Nations Cup preliminary round 2014; World Cup qualification 2010; AM quarter-finals 2019, qualifying 2019
	all	015th	008th	005	002	025:100
Sudan	RSSSF + FIFA	011	006th	004th	001	022:110	AM preliminary round 1963, 1976, qualification 1974, 1994, 2015; World Cup qualification 1970, 2002
	RSSSF	002	001	000	001	002: 200
	only FIFA	003	002	000	001	004: 200	African Nations Cup 2018 semi-finals; AM qualification 2015
	all	016	009	004th	003	028:150
South Korea	FIFA + RSSSF	002	000	001	001	003: 400
	FIFA	003	000	001	002	003: 500	World Cup preliminary round 2010
	all	005	000	002	003	006: 900
Suriname	RSSSF	001	001	000	000	002: 100
Tahiti	only FIFA	001	001	000	000	006: 100	Confederations Cup preliminary round 2013
Tanzania	FIFA + RSSSF	004th	003	001	000	008: 300	World Cup qualification 1982; AM preliminary round 1980
	FIFA	002	001	001	000	001-000	2017 AM qualification
	all	006th	004th	002	000	009: 300
Thailand	FIFA	001	000	001	000	000-000
	RSSSF	001	000	001	000	001: 100
	all	002	000	002	000	001: 100
Togo	FIFA + RSSSF	009	004th	002	003	016:120	AM qualification 1968, 1988, 1992
	FIFA	003	002	000	001	009: 500	Qualification for the African Nations Cup 2020
	RSSSF	004th	000	004th	000	006: 600
	without no.	001	001	000	000	003-000
	all	017th	007th	006th	004th	034:230
Czech Republic	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	001: 200
	FIFA	001	000	000	001	000: 100
	all	002	000	000	002	001: 300
Tunisia
	FIFA + RSSSF	015th	004th	006th	005	015:210	AM game for 3rd place 1978, semi-finals 2004, quarter-finals 2006, preliminary round 2000, qualification 1962; World Cup qualification 1978, 1982, 1985
	only FIFA	004th	001	003	000	004: 300	AM game for 3rd place; World Cup qualification 2010; African Nations Cup 2016
	all	019th	005	009	005	019:240
Uganda
	FIFA + RSSSF	006th	002	001	003	005: 500	AM semi-finals 1978, qualifying 1994, 2008
	RSSSF only	001	001	000	000	008: 100
	only FIFA	002	000	001	001	000: 100
	all	009	003	002	004th	013: 700
Ukraine	only FIFA	001	000	001	000	002: 200
Uruguay	only FIFA	001	000	000	001	001: 200	Confederations Cup preliminary round 2013
United States	FIFA + RSSSF	001	000	000	001	002: 300
	only FIFA	001	000	000	001	001: 200
	all	002	000	000	002	003: 500
Uzbekistan	FIFA + RSSSF	002	002	000	000	004: 200	Afro-Asian Cup for national teams 1995
Venezuela	FIFA + RSSSF	001	001	000	000	001-000
	FIFA	001	001	000	000	003: 100
	all	002	002	000	000	004: 100
Remarks: ↑ Incl. games decided on penalties ↑ AM qualifications are only listed under "Important matches" if there have not yet been any finals against these countries. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be After the last update of the rsssf list in July 2008 ↑ a b c d e Of which 1 game won by penalty shoot-out ↑ Of which 1 game won (1: 0) before the last update of the rsssf list. ↑ Four of these games before the last update of the rsssf list (2 wins, 2 draws, 11: 2 goals) ↑ a b c d Of which 1 game lost on penalties. ↑ One of these games (draw, 1: 1 goals) before the last update of the rsssf list ↑ Thereof 6 games before the last update of the RSSSF list (1 draw, 5 defeats, 4:18 goals) ↑ 2 games (1 draw, 1 loss, 2: 3 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list ↑ 1 game (win, 2: 1 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list ↑ Including 1 game (win, 1: 0 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list. ↑ Thereof won and lost 1 game on penalties.

Game cities

Almost all venues are almost at sea level, only Bauchi (616 m), Abuja (490 m), Kano (450 m), Kaduna (250 m), Ibadan (239 m) and Enugu (202 m) are significantly higher.

Venue (home games only) city Games number Victories draw Defeats Venues in Nigeria Lagos FIFA + RSSSF 087 062 20th 05 Abuja Benin city Abeokuta Calabar Enugu Ibadan Kaduna Kano Lagos Port Harcourt Warri Uyo Asaba only FIFA 008th 005 02 01 RSSSF only 011 007th 02 02 all 106 074 24 08th Abuja FIFA + RSSSF 008th 007th 00 01 only FIFA 012 009 03 00 RSSSF only 001 001 00 00 all 021st 017th 03 01 Port Harcourt FIFA + RSSSF 005 005 00 00 only FIFA 004th 003 01 00 all 009 008th 01 00 Uyo FIFA 009 006th 01 02 Calabar only FIFA 008th 006th 01 01 Ibadan FIFA + RSSSF 006th 004th 02 00 Kano FIFA + RSSSF 004th 002 02 00 RSSSF only 001 001 00 00 only FIFA 001 001 00 00 all 006th 004th 02 00 Benin city FIFA + RSSSF 003 001 02 00 only FIFA 001 000 01 00 RSSSF only 001 000 01 00 all 005 001 04th 00 Asaba only FIFA 004th 002 02 00 Kaduna only FIFA 004th 003 01 00 Abeokuta FIFA + RSSSF 002 002 00 00 Enugu FIFA + RSSSF 002 002 00 00 Warri FIFA + RSSSF 001 001 00 00 unknown FIFA + RSSSF 001 001 00 00 RSSSF only 002 000 02 00 all 003 001 02 00 Remarks: ↑ 6 games (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss) before the last update of the RSSSF list. ↑ Of which 1 game each was won and lost by penalty shoot-out ↑ a b c d e f After the last update of the RSSSF list.

Web links

• Results in the FIFA database (set period manually)
• Nigeria - List of International Matches

References and footnotes

1. ^ Games of the XVII. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament
2. ↑ Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup - West African Soccer Federation championship
3. ↑ FIFA names February 2, 1963 as the date
4. ^ Games of the XVIII. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament
5. ↑ In the RSSSF statistics for the Olympic qualification, Dakar is named as the venue.
6. ↑ In the rsssf.com international match statistics the match date is given as July 19, 1967, in the rsssf.com statistics for the African Nations Cup 1968 as in the FIFA statistics as March 12, 1967.
7. ↑ In the rsssf.com international match statistics the match date is given as August 16, 1967, in the rsssf.com statistics for the African Nations Cup 1968 as in the FIFA statistics as April 2, 1967.
8. ↑ In the rsssf.com international match statistics , the match date is given as September 4, 1967; in the rsssf.com statistics for the African Nations Cup 1968 , as in the FIFA statistics, April 15, 1967 is given.
9. ↑ In the rsssf.com international match statistics , the match date is given as July 19, 1967, in the rsssf.com statistics for the African Nations Cup 1968 , as in the FIFA statistics, May 7, 1967.
10. ↑ ^{a b c} FIFA names Lagos as the venue, in the rsssf.com statistics Ibadan is named as the venue.
11. ^ African Games 1973
12. ↑ Diriamba , the venue named by FIFA, is a city in Nicaragua .
13. ↑ FIFA names September 18, 1977 as the match date
14. ↑ FIFA names October 2, 1977 as the match date
15. ^ African Games 1978
16. ↑ Kampala is named as the venue in the RSSSF statistics.
17. ^ Addis Ababa 25th Anniversary Tournament 1983
18. ^ President's Cup 1983 (South Korea)
19. ↑ According to RSSSF statistics, the game took place in Montreal.
20. ^ African Games 1987
21. ^ CSSA Nations Cup
22. ↑ ^{a b} According to FIFA, the game took place in Bauchi and thus in Nigeria, according to rsssf.com statistics from Nigeria in Ghana, according to rsssf.com statistics from the 1990 CEDEAO Cup in Nigeria
23. ↑ According to rsssf.com tournament statistics, the game ended 0-0, in the rsssf.com international match statistics for Nigeria and the FIFA statistics a 1-1 draw.
24. ↑ CEDEAO Cup 1991
25. ↑ ^{a b c} In many sources, the nearby Boston is named as the venue.
26. ↑ King Hassan II Tournament 1996
27. ^ First LG Cup 1997 (Tunisia)
28. ↑ Cup Four Nations Tournament (Nigeria) 2003  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
29. ^ LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Nigeria) 2004
30. ^ LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Libya) 2004
31. ↑ Originally the team from Rwanda qualified for this qualifying round, but was disqualified because of the involvement of the ineligible player Birori Dady ( "Rwanda disqualified, Congo qualify" )
32. ↑ Nigeria vs. Ivory Coast 0-1
33. ↑ Nigeria - Yemen 2: 0 (1: 0)
34. ↑ Nigeria vs. Togo 3 - 0
35. ↑ 2 games (1 win and 1 loss, 5: 5 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list.
36. ↑ Including 1 game (1 defeat, 0: 1 goals) before the last update of the RSSSF list.
37. ↑ One of which won a game 6: 1 before the last update of the RSSSF list.